Reset from the laboratory

After the match with Getafe, Celtic I needed a point of inflection. Because Carlos Carvalhal and his professional staff played a rebat in the dressing room of the sports town of Mosa. They did this by showing analysis Thiago Pires, the trusted analyst of the Portuguese coach, with the team’s performance before the March break and the one that developed over the next seven games. The mistakes are discoveredthe team reacted well (according to their coach), and today is the time to prove it.

“We started the week on Saturday (last) talking with the players and they with us. In addition to the conversation, Tiago, our analyst, made an analysis of the team before and after the break, we identified those that we need to correct,” the coach revealed. The professional staff showed the sky blue team team problems and, according to him, the players “recognized that there are things that are a little lost and that we have to bring them back.” Luso didn’t want to reveal the content of the analysis. “I can say that at the end of the season, not now. These are technical things, things that have been discussed. They are identified, they are very objective, and the most important thing for me is whether or not they will react to the act. It’s true that the reaction was fantastic.

Despite the silence, the numbers sing. The team from Vigo lost defensive consistencycollects 1.5 goals against per game in the last matches with stopped ball wreaking havoc In attack he could only score two goals in the last five competitions and at the level of the game, the decline is evident.

With these handicaps in hand, Carvalhal planned training sessions for the last eight days. “The working week has been focused on the things we have to do to get back to our best moments and the response from the players has been very good. We have to be positive for the game. We know what we are doing well and what we are doing wrong and what we need to correct. I am convinced that the week will reflect on the game,” said the coach. In order to achieve this, the first premise must be avoid targets at first match, something that happened, and very quickly, in the last two matches against Villarreal and Getafe.

What is excluded, for the Portuguese, is that it is a problem physical character: «I don’t think it’s a physical problem, we have GPS and the indications are there. Against Elche, it was a game in which we ran the most with great intensity and that did not mean a great exhibition. There are other things that need to be improved, very specific. They have been analyzed and now we will see how everything will be,” he said without revealing the mystery.

Carvalhal: “There is no fear, there is positivity, the goal is within reach”

Carvalhal wanted to send a message of confidence ahead of this afternoon’s game, reminding that the team from Vigo is in an ideal situation to close the goal. “There is no fear, there is positivity. We are five games from the end, three at home, and we have 39 points. Three months ago, everyone would have signed it. It would be normal to have fewer points. We are ready to do what we have to do tomorrow (for today), there is no drama and no one is nervous. Positive pressure must be good, to do things well,” said Bracarense.

In that scenario, he reminded that “the goal is within reach” and called on the fans to push in the most difficult moments: “In those less good minutes, they should be with the team. It is important for the fans to show constant support in order to push the team. We all want to win, both us and the fans.”

He pointed out that Valencia “has a good team and a good coach”, but he wanted to make it clear that on this occasion Celta sees itself over its rivals: “The players at this moment clearly know what they have to do to win tomorrow. When you look more closely at yourself, the decisions have nothing to do with with the strategic situation of the rival.